2021 Volleyball Roster
vs
Southeastern Louisiana
Sep 18 (Thu)
6:00 PM
Jersey Number 12
Mallory Talbert
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Montgomery
- Hometown:
- Montgomery, Texas
Bio
HONORS
2021
TEXAS A&M RECORDS
25-POINT RALLY SCORING ERA 2019 SEASON RECORDS (2008-PRESENT)
-12th in Hitting Percentage (.310)
-15th in Total Blocks (91)
-16th in Blocks per set (.82)
25-POINT RALLY SCORING ERA CAREER RECORDS (2008-PRESENT)
-7th in Hitting Percentage (.285)
-12th in Total Blocks (187)
-6th in Solo Blocks (21)
-12th in Block Assists (166)
-9th in Blocks per set (.82)
2021 (SENIOR)
Appeared in and started all 28 of the Aggies matches over the course of the season... Played in all 106 sets to start the year, leading all Aggies in total blocks with 99.0 rejections on the year... Ended with a career-high tying 14 kills on a strong .542 hitting percentage to go along with four blocks against Houston (9/10)... Amassed nine kills with four total blocks in the Texas A&M Invitational finale against UTSA, garnering All-Tournament Team accolades in the process (9/11)... Had eight kills on a .375 percentage with four blocks, two digs and an assist at Alabama (9/22)... Had a match-high nine kills in the sweep of South Carolina, adding five total blocks in the proceeds (9/26)... Set a season high in blocks with seven, also contributing six kills and five digs against No. 20 Tennessee (10/3)... Tied her season high in blocks with seven, set a new career high in digs with six and added nine kills against Georgia (10/8)... Had her best hitting performance of SEC play against Ole Miss, smashing 12 kills while adding four blocks and three digs (10/13)... Amassed 13 kills on a .481 hitting percentage with a career-high two service aces at Mississippi State (10/23)... Reached double-digit kills once again in the second meeting with the Bulldogs, finishing with 10 successful swings (10/24)... Recorded a new career high with 15 kills on a whopping 44 attempts against Auburn, adding three blocks and three digs (11/5)... Had 14 kills on a career-high .722 hitting percentage to go along with three blocks (11/21)... Surpassed her career high in kills once again in the first meeting with Missouri, notching 17 smashes with three blocks and a dig (11/26)... Finished her senior season with 12 kills on .500 hitting to go along with two blocks (11/27).
2020-21 (JUNIOR)
Started in all 18 matches…Led the team in blocks (65) and blocks per set (0.94)…Finished second on the team in kills (141) and fourth in service aces (11)…Logged seven kills and five blocks vs. LSU (10/17)…Recorded her first career double-double after finishing with 12 kills on a .417 mark and sending back 10 blocks vs. LSU (10/18)…Had eight kills with zero errors to hit .571 and tallied four blocks at Ole Miss (10/22)…Finished with 11 kills, an ace and three blocks at Ole Miss (10/23)…Had seven kills vs. Mississippi State (11/4)…Recorded 13 kills and six blocks vs. Mississippi State (11/5)…Finished with four kills and six blocks at Arkansas (11/13)…Had two kills, four digs and six blocks at Arkansas (11/14)…Finished with four kills, four digs, and three blocks at South Carolina (2/10)…Compiled eight kills and two blocks against South Carolina (2/11)…Logged nine kills in back-to-back matches vs. Alabama (3/5-6)…Recorded eight kills, four digs, and three blocks (3/12)…Tallied 10 kills, three digs, and three blocks at Georgia (3/13)…Finished with six kills and two blocks at Missouri (3/19)…Completed 14 kills, four digs, and a block at Missouri (3/20)…Logged a kill and two blocks vs. Florida (3/24)…Recorded eight kills, a dig, and two blocks vs. Florida (3/25).
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
Played and started in all 31 matches, seeing action in 111 sets...Averaged 1.85 kills per set and .82 blocks per set...Finished third on the team in kills (205) and second on the team in blocks (91)...Recorded double-digit kills seven times and led the Aggies in kills once...Led the team in blocks nine times and in points twice...Had a team-high 13-kill performance while hitting .522 against California Baptist (Sept. 6)…Finished with 10 kills, hitting .421 and three blocks vs. UTRGV (Sept. 13)...Tallied 10 kills and four blocks in the Aggies' SEC opener vs. Alabama (Sept. 24)...Was two kills shy of tying her career-high after putting down 11 kills with no errors to finish with a .579 hitting percentage against South Carolina (Oct. 11)…Aided the team’s defense to a season-high 16 blocks in their performance against No. 14 Florida, while finishing with a career-high seven blocks (Oct. 13)...Recorded a career high of 14 kills, while finishing with a .458 clip and tying her career-high seven blocks at Mississippi State (Oct. 18)…Collected 5 blocks and six kills at Ole Miss (Oct. 20)...Notched seven kills and four blocks vs. Georgia (Oct. 27)...Tallied six kills and three blocks at No. 15 Kentucky (Nov. 1) and vs. No. 24 Mizzou (Nov. 3)...Logged four kills and four blocks vs. Arkansas (Nov. 8)...Recorded six kills and two blocks at LSU (Nov. 10)...Finished with six kills and recorded a career-high two assists vs. Auburn (Nov. 13)...Recorded seven assists and two blocks vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 22)...Registered nine kills and four blocks vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 24)...Finished with four kills and a block at South Carolina (Nov. 27)...Recorded 11 kills and three blocks at No. 15 Florida (Nov. 30)...Tallied six kills on a .857 mark and also had two blocks vs. St. John's (Dec. 5)...Finished with 10 kills on a .381 clip and sent back six blocks vs. Rice (Dec. 6)...Notched five kills at No. 4 Wisconsin (Dec. 13).
2018 (FRESHMAN)
Made 11 starts—including in each of the last six matches of the season—and appeared in 18 matches and 47 sets overall… Made her A&M career debut in the final set at Ohio State (Aug. 25) and posted two kills in two attempts…Drew the first start of her career on Aug. 31 against Indiana at the Penn State Invitational, where she started every match and played in every set…Posted double-digit kills for the first time with 10 against Ole Miss on Nov. 9…Led or tied for the team lead in blocks in five matches, including a career-high five-block performance in the season finale against LSU…Came off the bench at Auburn (Oct. 31) and had six kills in eight attempts without an error (.750)…Hit .224 and averaged 1.53 kills 0.66 blocks and 1.89 points per set for the full season…Hit .242 and averaged 1.55 kills, 0.48 blocks and 1.83 points per set in SEC matches only.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a four-year starter at middle blocker and right side for coach Sheila Daniels at Montgomery High School, where she also for a four-time member of the academic all-district team…Selected to the All-Montgomery County and the All-District 12-6A first teams her junior and senior seasons…As a senior, was a member of the Texas Association of Volleyball Coaches Academic All-State team…Was a Collin Street Bakery/TSWA Class 6A All-State honorable mention as a junior…Earned All-District 15-6A second-team accolades as a sophomore…Was a two-year starter on the Bears’ girls basketball team and earned All-District 15-6A honorable mention as a freshman…Played club for Willowbrook Volleyball…Her Asics Willowbrook 17 Gold team won the bronze medal in the 17 USA Division at the 2017 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship...Graduated high school in December and enrolled at Texas A&M in January.
PERSONAL
Both of her siblings are Aggies…Her brother, Brayden Talbert, was a member of the Texas A&M football team…Began playing volleyball when she was 10 years old…Also played two years of varsity basketball in high school, but focused on volleyball her final two years because it was always her favorite sport…“The essential team aspect of volleyball was my favorite part.”…Made official recruiting visits to Texas A&M and Baylor…Chose to play for the Aggies because, “Every time I visited Texas A&M, I could imagine myself thriving in its atmosphere. Texas A&M is a special place filled with traditions, kind people and great sports teams. It was a place I wanted to be a part of and make my home"...Was ranked in the top three percent in her high school senior class…Was a four-year member on the student council, serving as junior class vice president and sophomore class secretary...Most memorable moment at Texas A&M was "Making it to the Sweet 16 and traveling to Wisconsin"…Hobbies include hanging with friends, listening to music and picnics…Has done volunteer work for Habitat for Humanity…Went on a mission Trip to Tegucigalpa, Honduras in 2017...Went on the mission trip to the Dominican Republic with Aggies for Haiti...Participated in the Big Event, helping give back to the BCS community by cleaning up neighborhoods...Member of sorority Zeta Tau Alpha…Is majoring in nutrition with a minor in health…Career ambition is to be a physician's assistant.
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Teammate who would be the best candidate for:
2021
- Texas A&M Invitational All-Tournament Team
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- SEC Defensive Player of the Week (10/19)
- Fall AD Academic Honor Roll
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Fall AD Academic Honor Roll
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Spring AD Academic Honor Roll
- AD Academic Honor Roll
- Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
| Category | Career High (as of 11/28/21) |
| Kills | 17 vs. Missouri (11/26/21) |
| Attempts | 44 vs. Auburn (11/5/21) |
| Hit% (min. 10 k) | .722 [14-1-18] at LSU (11/21/21) |
| Assists | 2 (two times) |
| Aces | 2 (two times) |
| Digs | 6 vs. Georgia (10/8/21) |
| Solo Blocks | 2 (five times) |
| Assisted Blocks | 8 vs. LSU (10/18/20) |
| Total Blocks | 10 vs. LSU (10/18/20) |
| Points | 19.0 vs. Missouri (11/26/21) |
TEXAS A&M RECORDS
25-POINT RALLY SCORING ERA 2019 SEASON RECORDS (2008-PRESENT)
-12th in Hitting Percentage (.310)
-15th in Total Blocks (91)
-16th in Blocks per set (.82)
25-POINT RALLY SCORING ERA CAREER RECORDS (2008-PRESENT)
-7th in Hitting Percentage (.285)
-12th in Total Blocks (187)
-6th in Solo Blocks (21)
-12th in Block Assists (166)
-9th in Blocks per set (.82)
2021 (SENIOR)
Appeared in and started all 28 of the Aggies matches over the course of the season... Played in all 106 sets to start the year, leading all Aggies in total blocks with 99.0 rejections on the year... Ended with a career-high tying 14 kills on a strong .542 hitting percentage to go along with four blocks against Houston (9/10)... Amassed nine kills with four total blocks in the Texas A&M Invitational finale against UTSA, garnering All-Tournament Team accolades in the process (9/11)... Had eight kills on a .375 percentage with four blocks, two digs and an assist at Alabama (9/22)... Had a match-high nine kills in the sweep of South Carolina, adding five total blocks in the proceeds (9/26)... Set a season high in blocks with seven, also contributing six kills and five digs against No. 20 Tennessee (10/3)... Tied her season high in blocks with seven, set a new career high in digs with six and added nine kills against Georgia (10/8)... Had her best hitting performance of SEC play against Ole Miss, smashing 12 kills while adding four blocks and three digs (10/13)... Amassed 13 kills on a .481 hitting percentage with a career-high two service aces at Mississippi State (10/23)... Reached double-digit kills once again in the second meeting with the Bulldogs, finishing with 10 successful swings (10/24)... Recorded a new career high with 15 kills on a whopping 44 attempts against Auburn, adding three blocks and three digs (11/5)... Had 14 kills on a career-high .722 hitting percentage to go along with three blocks (11/21)... Surpassed her career high in kills once again in the first meeting with Missouri, notching 17 smashes with three blocks and a dig (11/26)... Finished her senior season with 12 kills on .500 hitting to go along with two blocks (11/27).
2020-21 (JUNIOR)
Started in all 18 matches…Led the team in blocks (65) and blocks per set (0.94)…Finished second on the team in kills (141) and fourth in service aces (11)…Logged seven kills and five blocks vs. LSU (10/17)…Recorded her first career double-double after finishing with 12 kills on a .417 mark and sending back 10 blocks vs. LSU (10/18)…Had eight kills with zero errors to hit .571 and tallied four blocks at Ole Miss (10/22)…Finished with 11 kills, an ace and three blocks at Ole Miss (10/23)…Had seven kills vs. Mississippi State (11/4)…Recorded 13 kills and six blocks vs. Mississippi State (11/5)…Finished with four kills and six blocks at Arkansas (11/13)…Had two kills, four digs and six blocks at Arkansas (11/14)…Finished with four kills, four digs, and three blocks at South Carolina (2/10)…Compiled eight kills and two blocks against South Carolina (2/11)…Logged nine kills in back-to-back matches vs. Alabama (3/5-6)…Recorded eight kills, four digs, and three blocks (3/12)…Tallied 10 kills, three digs, and three blocks at Georgia (3/13)…Finished with six kills and two blocks at Missouri (3/19)…Completed 14 kills, four digs, and a block at Missouri (3/20)…Logged a kill and two blocks vs. Florida (3/24)…Recorded eight kills, a dig, and two blocks vs. Florida (3/25).
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
Played and started in all 31 matches, seeing action in 111 sets...Averaged 1.85 kills per set and .82 blocks per set...Finished third on the team in kills (205) and second on the team in blocks (91)...Recorded double-digit kills seven times and led the Aggies in kills once...Led the team in blocks nine times and in points twice...Had a team-high 13-kill performance while hitting .522 against California Baptist (Sept. 6)…Finished with 10 kills, hitting .421 and three blocks vs. UTRGV (Sept. 13)...Tallied 10 kills and four blocks in the Aggies' SEC opener vs. Alabama (Sept. 24)...Was two kills shy of tying her career-high after putting down 11 kills with no errors to finish with a .579 hitting percentage against South Carolina (Oct. 11)…Aided the team’s defense to a season-high 16 blocks in their performance against No. 14 Florida, while finishing with a career-high seven blocks (Oct. 13)...Recorded a career high of 14 kills, while finishing with a .458 clip and tying her career-high seven blocks at Mississippi State (Oct. 18)…Collected 5 blocks and six kills at Ole Miss (Oct. 20)...Notched seven kills and four blocks vs. Georgia (Oct. 27)...Tallied six kills and three blocks at No. 15 Kentucky (Nov. 1) and vs. No. 24 Mizzou (Nov. 3)...Logged four kills and four blocks vs. Arkansas (Nov. 8)...Recorded six kills and two blocks at LSU (Nov. 10)...Finished with six kills and recorded a career-high two assists vs. Auburn (Nov. 13)...Recorded seven assists and two blocks vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 22)...Registered nine kills and four blocks vs. Ole Miss (Nov. 24)...Finished with four kills and a block at South Carolina (Nov. 27)...Recorded 11 kills and three blocks at No. 15 Florida (Nov. 30)...Tallied six kills on a .857 mark and also had two blocks vs. St. John's (Dec. 5)...Finished with 10 kills on a .381 clip and sent back six blocks vs. Rice (Dec. 6)...Notched five kills at No. 4 Wisconsin (Dec. 13).
2018 (FRESHMAN)
Made 11 starts—including in each of the last six matches of the season—and appeared in 18 matches and 47 sets overall… Made her A&M career debut in the final set at Ohio State (Aug. 25) and posted two kills in two attempts…Drew the first start of her career on Aug. 31 against Indiana at the Penn State Invitational, where she started every match and played in every set…Posted double-digit kills for the first time with 10 against Ole Miss on Nov. 9…Led or tied for the team lead in blocks in five matches, including a career-high five-block performance in the season finale against LSU…Came off the bench at Auburn (Oct. 31) and had six kills in eight attempts without an error (.750)…Hit .224 and averaged 1.53 kills 0.66 blocks and 1.89 points per set for the full season…Hit .242 and averaged 1.55 kills, 0.48 blocks and 1.83 points per set in SEC matches only.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Was a four-year starter at middle blocker and right side for coach Sheila Daniels at Montgomery High School, where she also for a four-time member of the academic all-district team…Selected to the All-Montgomery County and the All-District 12-6A first teams her junior and senior seasons…As a senior, was a member of the Texas Association of Volleyball Coaches Academic All-State team…Was a Collin Street Bakery/TSWA Class 6A All-State honorable mention as a junior…Earned All-District 15-6A second-team accolades as a sophomore…Was a two-year starter on the Bears’ girls basketball team and earned All-District 15-6A honorable mention as a freshman…Played club for Willowbrook Volleyball…Her Asics Willowbrook 17 Gold team won the bronze medal in the 17 USA Division at the 2017 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship...Graduated high school in December and enrolled at Texas A&M in January.
PERSONAL
Both of her siblings are Aggies…Her brother, Brayden Talbert, was a member of the Texas A&M football team…Began playing volleyball when she was 10 years old…Also played two years of varsity basketball in high school, but focused on volleyball her final two years because it was always her favorite sport…“The essential team aspect of volleyball was my favorite part.”…Made official recruiting visits to Texas A&M and Baylor…Chose to play for the Aggies because, “Every time I visited Texas A&M, I could imagine myself thriving in its atmosphere. Texas A&M is a special place filled with traditions, kind people and great sports teams. It was a place I wanted to be a part of and make my home"...Was ranked in the top three percent in her high school senior class…Was a four-year member on the student council, serving as junior class vice president and sophomore class secretary...Most memorable moment at Texas A&M was "Making it to the Sweet 16 and traveling to Wisconsin"…Hobbies include hanging with friends, listening to music and picnics…Has done volunteer work for Habitat for Humanity…Went on a mission Trip to Tegucigalpa, Honduras in 2017...Went on the mission trip to the Dominican Republic with Aggies for Haiti...Participated in the Big Event, helping give back to the BCS community by cleaning up neighborhoods...Member of sorority Zeta Tau Alpha…Is majoring in nutrition with a minor in health…Career ambition is to be a physician's assistant.
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Favorites:
- Favorite class subject: Biology
- Favorite quote: “The Lord Himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.” Exodus 14:14 NLT
- Favorite volleyball player of all time: Matt Anderson
- Favorite athlete: Steven Adams
- Favorite professional sports team: Dallas Stars
- Favorite social media site: Snapchat
- Favorite emoji: the one with the cowboy hat
- Favorite type of music: Alternative
- Favorite food: Tacos
- Favorite binge watching TV show: The Office
- Favorite book: New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
- Favorite movie: Pride and Prejudice
- Favorite Disney character: Pumbaa
- Favorite animal: Stingray
- Favorite part about the sport of volleyball: Teammates
- Favorite sport to play other than volleyball: Basketball
- Favorite thing about A&M: The people
- Favorite Aggie tradition: Aggie Ring
- Favorite Karaoke song to sing: La Bamba by Los Lobos
- Favorite place to vacation: Virgin Islands
Miscellaneous:
- My nickname is: Mal
- One word to describe me when I’m on the court: Focused
- One word to describe me away from the court: Loyal
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: Gabi Carbone and Sheila Daniels
- The accomplishment that I am most proud of: Bronze medalist at Junior Nationals
- The Aggie volleyball player I most idolized while growing up: Shelby Sullivan
- The person I would most like to meet: Will Smith
- People have told me that I look like: Angelina Jolie
- The most famous athlete I have met: Destiny Hooker
- The most famous non-athlete I have met: Alan Jackson
- The song title that best describes me: Mallory by Gengahr
- Best pump-up song: Crush by Souly Had
- When I was little, I dreamed of being a: Fashion Designer
- Early bird or night owl: Both
- The reality show I would most like to participate in is: Friends
- I can’t believe I watch this show: Criminal Minds
- Few people know that I: Don’t like pasta
- My best non-athletic talent: Singing the 50 states song really fast
- My most prized possession: My phone
- My most annoying habit: Playing with my food after I am done eating
- My pet peeve: A knife scraping on a plate
- My superstitions: I always tie my shoes a specific way and wear three hair ties
- If I had a million dollars, I would: Buy a yacht
- Three things on my bucket list are:
- Travel to Bali
- Attend a music festival
- Learn how to snowboard
- Being at A&M has taught me: How to be responsible
- Best piece of advice for your freshmen teammates: Find where you belong
- After I graduate, I plan to: Attend Physician's Assistant School
- My dream job is: Pharmacist
- I am most thankful for: My faith
Teammate who…
- The teammate who will surprise people the most this year: Destiny Cox
- The teammate who can always make me laugh: Madison Bowser
- The teammate who dominates in the weight room: Faye Wilbricht
- Teammate most likely to be on People’s “Best Dressed” list: London Austin-Roark
- Teammate most likely to become president: Allison Fields
Teammate who would be the best candidate for:
- America’s Got Talent: Madison Bowser
- America’s Next Top Model: Lauren Davis
- American Ninja Warrior: Taylor Voss
- The Amazing Race: Faye Wilbricht
- Big Brother: Camille Conner
- Dancing with the Stars: Sabrina Sustala
- Fixer Upper: Ciera Hecht
- Lip Sync Battle: Erica Lowery
- Shark Tank: Allison Fields
- Survivor: Lauren Tam
- Top Chef: Morgan Christon
- The Voice: Treyaunna Rush
- Gossip Girl: Ciera Hecht
- The Bachelorette: Sabrina Sustala
- The Office: Allison Fields
- Friends: London Austin-Roark
- My whole family has blue eyes
- My brother also played a sport at Texas A&M
- I've never had short hair
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